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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-12
MARKETs BY TELEGRAPH.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, November il.-Cotton easy; sales,
~ bales uplands. 10 7-loc. Orleans, 10 g-l6c.:
net receipts. 5i.lg6 bales; exports-to Great
Britain. 1882 bales; 20 the Continent, 1878;
stock, 1882 bales Southern flour quiet and
steady Wheat kRkc. higher aud moderately
active; options arm; No. November, s3Zsc. |;
May. 80 l3i6a90 i-l6c. Corn hatsc. hivher,
closing firm; demand moderate; No. 2 Noyem-
ber 49, A5ic. Oats a shade higher and nrm
No 9, November, 3SIa33hc.; May, STc. No.
? spot, sac: mixed western, S3a35c. Hops
firm. Cofee-Falr Rio steady at tisaslA 70;
options opened l5a25 points lower, closing higher
aud arm; No Rio. November, SIS 3Oasl5.50;
December, fl5..0ati555; May, tl475asl505 Su-
gar firm and quiet fair refining. Bios; re-
fned duh Nolasses dun. Rice steady. Cotton
seed oil-37Hc. for crude 4tai1hc. for refined.
Kosin quiet at 81. l0as1.iA Turpentine duh az
&c. Hides moderately active. Pork nrm. Beef
quiet. Cut-meats firm aiddles nominal Lard
SAL points higher; speculation fair; western
steam, t7.10: November, t6g,as1; May, S.lla
a. 10 Frelghts dull.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-12

WIN q ncU lot Of Boys OrercOats
that arrived yesterday there Were about
ffty Suits for boys from sir TO thirteen
years of age Of ttOO kinds Oniy-One OF
AZ Wool BroVn CorkscreD that Wc are
to sell at $3.50, and one of Al Wool
En0lish Fancy Mired Cashmere that
oe are to sell at 1920. They are Nor.
folk Pleated buckets WiM short pants );
are substantially iined ,pih farmers
satin, and are neatly and StyttShW
finished. We doubt if double prices
wiH match them elsewhere.
Saturday is usually Hosiery, Gtorc,
aud Fancy Goods day with as, and the
number of eases of Hose and Gloves
and Furnishings for the Ladies, for
the Children, and for the Men that NC
hare opened in the last veek lCoutd run
up into the hundreds. There is an old
tradition that if yOu irish to see the
largest assortment WithOut paying high
profits Meyers IS the place to 90.
our soc. Kid GlOge, whioh We hare
in all the dark and tight shades, and
in good solid blacks, t0hich are SCOT
topped top and silk stitched on the back,
haze gained for as an enormous repu-
tation. We wOuld like you to see them,
for ue can offer as good Ualues IN the
higher grades Of Kid GlOves.
JULIUS MEYER e. SONS,
no Il Col and 500 Broad street.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-12
RICHMOND STOCK EXCHANGE.

FRIDAY, November If, 1887.
SALgs-FfRsr BOARD.-5OO Richmond and Dam
vile sOs at 100; 2sY sloss stock at 80; 50 sIoss
bonds at So
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-12
CHICAGO

CHICAGO, November il.-Cash quotations were:
spring whest. 79la7sJ.c.; No. 3 red, 7sais15c
No 2 corn, axe. No. = oats. 25Ac. Mess-pork,
Si3asia25 Lard, t6.62H. short-rib sides goosel,
f8.50af6 60. Dry-salted shoulders teoxedl
s5as5.eD; short-clear sideS (boxedl, t0.eSat6so.
Telegram-herald., 1887-10-16
HRS Alhu.n.

You probably never saw finer book than
Wlgs Album OF Biography aud Art.
Wna- il bis nans, WHAT lii &c do7
Uhar mace him iemOus1 Consult Hills
Aihum.
How does he lOoS? How did be make his
money? What did he d. with il2 see Hill :
Album.
You have heard Of her often. VIA. do
you know about herr Where was shs horn
WAY do people talk about hsr aud admire
htrs Ask HILLS Album.
Name man or woman % public reputs-
ton whose lie Snd lacors deserve to BE- re-
corded. who Is not dszcTiosd In Hill's
Album.
A thousand biographies, thou.ani
characters, a thousand truths. thousand
beautiful illustrations. help 20 make Hills
Album tha finest subscription book extant
Fish cullars. the theories OF evolution
toe survival OF TIE nltest, ohTenoiOzy.
facial expression me care and training OF
horses ere. &c, are explained vita pen AID
pencil IN Kills Ai5ufu-
illustrated descriptions Of domestic AMI
raa's sud birds form very pleasing feature
Of Hills Alpum.
The best thing in HIS Album where all
things i cKcslient ~ the concise but vsfY
eoraplrfe tasis Il b.0sraphiss o American
Cong rsssaea. from ia . lss7-s vsiasois
feature f0- patriots sHd po.isicars.
Home decoration, sapero spaImens o.
reri-,5rs wing. enVrs7ed copies Of ce.eofsted
usinarss ard s.sfrarv. landscape arcnitec-
tr-e ard numerous other designs ars
among ne eiezanf illustrations Of Hill:
slnaU.
Telegram-herald., 1887-10-16
FOLKS WE KNOW.

Hon T. J. O'Brisn has returned from
Washington.
E. r. Perkins. Boyas City merchant.
vss IN the citY yesterday.
James A. Wilson. Of Spring lake. regis
tered e. fhs Clarendon Yesterday.
HENRY Alarich. q Cadillac. IS spending
Sunday with friends IN tnc citv
r T. Saith. PsioskeTs fsnous rnsH
contractor. vas N he city YESTERDAY
VIII A. ETsrsor. 81 Nsvsyro. vas iu
the e. Yesterday calling on bra friends.
r. Louis Bsrth h.s returned frora Chi.
csgo. where rs passed sewers aays las.
eeff.
tecrgs E. Haoosrd. The Grand Haven
clzsr nanusscsorer. vas in TIM eth res
tartiav
A. A. Blssshv. Re populsr Eslrssks
iumbeTnsn and osuEeT. vas n the cItv
Yesterday 0n business.
James T. Hayes OF he Arlington. is il
towH looking weii snd happy after BIZ
prosperous s'ason az Pstcsker-
p scouting Aitornsv ~ n. Totem. d
kslkssx8 wss "a che ely ssl nizns On hii
-sv hone rem barr.el Springs. where ~
vss Engaged a. counsel IN al Important
divorce rase
Telegram-herald., 1887-10-16
THE slLKOWsKY INQUEST.
The Testimony Taken By tn, Coroner lie
terday Somewhat Conflicting.

The Testimony Taken BY til. Coroner 1es-
terday Somewhat Conflicting.
At the inquest held yesterday morning
over the body Of little Annie Silkowsky,
he victim of Wednesday nights terrible
tragedy at The Colisge-ave. crossing the fol-
lowing testimony was elected:
The two girls that were with Annie at
the time r. the accident testified that they
did not hear the train until it was right on
them, aaG thai it was running 50 fast they
could net see the wheels go round. When
thew saw that the engine would strike Annie
they turned away so as not to witness it. a
newspaper cRrrier-boy saw the engine strike
the girl aud carry the BODY along some dis
lance. The engine cid not whistle until II
vas az the crossing and it was running "ss
fast "a it could" Engineer Edward Nc
Ianes swore that his engine was running
slow. il fact had nearly stopped II because
he saw a couple OF women on the track. He
blew the whistle and rang the bell before
reaching the crossing. Did not see the girls
on the track aud did not know that any one
had been killed until his train reached
Grand Haven. The taxing OF his testimony
was adjourned until 10 O'Clock 8. M, Mon
day
Telegram-herald., 1887-10-16
LADIES' and ChIIaIta's Uad.asa

To those who spprecia5e he
impolt ant part clothing plays
in the animal economy MOTH
ing relating to GU Pr cal
nature Will prove a yIebt'r
blessing than the pro ision
made 10y pr. Jaeger for 'hs
p, p p und &c othing for "o-
me- aod Children. Great pans
has be taken 10 secure tie
manufacture of Absolutely
Pure WOol sni Of the iinesb
quality IA TINS department.
Ia quality. yarle Y and Frsaes
OF textures there l. nothing
left 10 be desired. The LsdieS
Sanitors Undervests, Draw
err and combination, Chii9rrns
Vests. Drawers and comDln -
ton Suit nj Night Dress a
are all made ~ the best ctecs-
met material n white aud
natural color. Taey arc lieaf.
soft, smooth. piiable elastic
and very pleasing 70 + e r uch;
free from every Injurious sub
stance, are conducive 20 health
and comfort and are FAR bs-
you'd comparison with any
other kipa Of Underclothiug.
Growing children. delicate and
pgny. enfsebled by errors IN
dress or Diet. show imne late
signs 81 Improvement whea
clothed according 10 tic 5se.
ger system with surIrsinx
rapidly. Their weskge s is
changed % rength, langor
and dropping - vigor and ac-
tivity ana fretfanass = gise
and merrime3t We glasly
ami cordially extend 8 iavi-
tat on n everyone To cal and
F examine the logger System
/ 81 Inders ear ard satisfy
themsslve. o. It's man fold
sterling sua itler.
Telegram-herald., 1887-10-16

A 1eiiow giving his nams as Chsrs a.
Fr1rn visited Ms. NoreT. 81 Wa.rs-
toenshfn. 1n6er fh~ rrefext ~ inr1ir1-
sfsr stray eaw Ifa eis .aziV wss r.-r-
fdinx snd entrusted ties vita a geld chaio
vhirh he rerv EfndlT oorSen 81 ~ carrv "a
the jewellers - Be repaired she 49, z-.nt-
81 BE request ~ allow lin Co ~rs7 b.
aoid rine FER sew Gays. >se heard nsfb-
ne o. Brswn o. hrE ieweiry since ard .hs
nov nrckes The AID ef re poliCs IN Ehs
mslfer
Telegram-herald., 1887-10-16

The Nyssic social Ciu5 vi orxaaizs =
iissrsrv scrisfv On rnssisv evening" ~ fais
wsek 10 xe.ch isrze sttsr.lsnce = c0riis IL
fHvsssa A grand n 1sicsl e1tsTf1i1naert
VII ~ given la = s1ort tine nader tie e.
racflen ~ Nrs Nstt.e Eoblasoa sid a.
shla caros 81 a<sss' eut-, 49, . crsHssfss
80 stv - Be farreed Ant-e- tse sam
sasuices ~ita ths hest = zSc,s tzisnt
Telegram-herald., 1887-10-16

henry NsiiorT ard 80 G-ass-n ~s-e
arrested 81 ~ police On CsnaI-s-. lssr
evening fsr oein< = sorisrlf ard inss my
aides. ssyiur A. there. sag raere. CSC.
80 there THese sre Seilr8 - - common
szFs1zs sn4 - beys ~ proestiv 81 =
Telegram-herald., 1887-10-16

Il tel Fcn. Gentlemen said Tn 7 Iasth
rrsin ne Wcrtc1 HcrSn YESTERDAY she rsr
raekH II vEA5C hiss done ncre 20 tie past
- =sfsre tssn e. The 81 he- pzcers IN ths
e-tr ever dic
-rhsts 81. v.S she con1aent 81 vel.
hrswn Dsmocrst ~ he crowd
Telegram-herald., 1887-10-16
Prof. c. 6. s~ensbsrz.

Prof. G.. g. Svsnsbsrz.
Ny Dear Sir-Fn- twenty-five years
have been close observer OF your wogE a
al educator m our cisy. and having been
during The greater par Of this ule in
charge Of tie public schools. | have nst
superior sdv1nsaEes for becoming ac-
0sslnte3 With the character of the teaching
vou have done in Our midst Hundreds OF
pupils from the higher grsdes Of orr schools
havs c0m piefed their sClcol education T.tl
you, sni isrgs proportion Of tGell ara
nov hiin< pisces of trust s1i
responsibility in al parts Of Western
= c1ixsn Having had a iO-at interest
win you ia their sucCess. / hlvs
AIKEN some Pains To learn how wsh taey
have succeeded ira their undsFsa< iBEs AM
20 What source they stfrioure Toe sucoess
they hsve reached, s8i 7 fad tia With
scarcely an exception they acEnow .e -ze
thss the th0rourh drill tiSev received vale
With T0u has bad great ini1ssce in usk-
ing their careful and thorough in .asir
work
Thss your school does aa1r3 rare al
vsDtsges .er 0bf1inirga thorogEh business
eiecsfsou. No ore va - lsl1aisr va It's
rsst historv ear decay ard b is - "a de-
SIRED thar sen ~ a. be sa.e to preseru5s
tha vcrs So vel eeIcn- 8ntt yea rsTs
ss'dsf many r1o~s snnivsrsaries Of rs
iounGing 10 saess ssreaIF osst.
Yours tr1iY.
A. J. DAvir1s
81 ID. 60
Telegram-herald., 1887-10-16
Will BE CLosED.

The Turkish Bath House at 100 Monroe
St, will be closed Monday. on account of
r. pairs which will be male on the boiler
and pipes. repeinting, etc. Mr.. LaBoursier
says he will De ready tor business again on
tuesday.
Telegram-herald., 1887-10-16

49, ~ - e~rN NV IL "a 49, -
Il maJena.
Provided rs nature fnr the
clothing of en animal,
a material therefore endowed
with propofI es mh.eA make
II auxiliary 10 the functions
Oi that great liEALIH hEtf-
ULATlAr0kGAA tie haAan
skin. {. hygeBic v,rtoe a,s
mhei cit ano 3 daisble - he
animal hhre itself. Tbs NJ
terra is also voKea, cut anl
made " t. spccia reference
70 rs 20 a Oas TO the 90 y
anatomicaDy and b sio.og.-
cally.
Any garment thereto made
under the Jaeger SYSTEM -
sanitary, hat IS, conducive %
health, preserving, ap esl4 &
andIestoring it. 1he Z rfasais
are al made of absolute wars
Woo ana ~ every az c ipaog
for men, women an cnidfsn.
The complete aud VARIED a.
ortment OF Gentlemea's br-
derwear, II made Of the ana c
natural, undyed WOO - o kl-
net" and consist Of hs,ts.
Drawers aud Night smit> n
natural gray and pure WI
They are all manufactured e
pure wool OF the iinestq;
are very soft and Ella l. 2cd
viii not ilritate be ssla Las
the gen rality OF iiaunels.
Tie Jaeger Underwear gent
ly stimulates the j ano rso-
notes it. normal action pfo.
ducing effects cQua. % d oSe
of the bath and are therefore
salutary in tie highest deg &c.
Telegram-herald., 1887-10-16
THOsOUGANESS
tn. seorst OF success--A ysluab,. En-
dorssmsat.

The following endorsement Of well
known institution Of this city is from q
gentleman who is exceptionally wea quail
fisd % Judge ~ the merits of schools sui
educators Ar. Daniels wss connsc ei with
ths SCHOOLS Of this city for eighteen years
twelve years as upsrinfsG6ent-snd for the
past I'VE years has been engaged N active
business.
Telegram-herald., 1887-10-16

just received. an elegant line OF very fine
quality of BrOadclOths for IaiiOr-AIaqe suits,
In two grades, which we ofIcr 10 the pub
lie at the following prices One grade at
SI.65 per ward, never before offered less
than s.. The best grade. these are impori-
ed French BroadciOths, the very best made,
at So; sold everywhere at $500. These goods
are I I-2 wards wide and come in al cOlors.
Telegram-herald., 1887-10-16
IN THE DEPARTMENT. DEVOTED TO
Boots and Shoes

lis a BUYER whose particular business 1t is TO
watch the Eastern markets for forced sales,
or large lots to be closed out at q sacrifice. III
fact for every chance where good goods can
be bought cheap and they are then placed
on sale here at q small profit. thus UNDER
selling all other dealers
Telegram-herald., 1887-10-16
DR.. jEE9ERS
Sanitary WOO|sn
SYSTEM co.
NEE YORK And BERLIN.
Spring & Company !!
Sole agents for Grand fsp.ds
aud Western y chlSaa.
Sole agents for GraHd ga.ds
aud Nestera y ehlsaA.


Wooden & thing Is sAni 8 =,
not because the gar neass sfe
med, stsd' Or ''laAgasii s4a
but became they ars MAZE Of
a mateg1A.
Telegram-herald., 1887-10-16

Wilson's Laura Dainty aud her pretty
pay a Mountain Pink" will be seen ell
the week a. the Wonderland afternoon aud
evening after the opening tomorrow night
laura T. Dainty is ~ intellectual actress, a
popular lady and she has charming play
and Is supported by = good company. II
her numerous friends ia this civ are pres
ent tomorrow night she will receive an oYa-
ton
, 1887-10-23

There has come to be a general dissat-
isfaction felt at the result of the work of
our graded schools, from which so much
was expected at their opening, and a fam
trial of which threatens to produce a gen.
GRAFTON crystallized into precisely the
same thoughts, tendencies and habits,
into that general sameness, in fact, which
already marks the Chinese. 1t has been
thought by those perhaps not more inter
ested than others in the purposes Of edu-
cation, but who have given the subject
more consideration, that something Of
this danger may be obviated, and at any
rate the scope of the schools immensely
widened, by combining with the instruc-
ton given from books that given from
objects, teaching every boy and girl how
to turn to use all the learning they may
acquire, and, in point of fact, to be able
to earn a livelihood, were it necessary, on
the moment ~of.leaving school.
1t is not intended, of course, that the
part of education derived from books is
to suffer; it is only to be supplemented.
No only is it expected that this manual
or industrial training will be useful for
future effort and support in moneyed
ways, but 1t is hoped that it will round
out and perfect the individuality as mere
mental training cannot do, and this is
what is most insisted on; for it teaches the
child not only to turn his intellectual facul-
ties to account, but 10 use end perfect his
bodily and powers, making a
more harmonious and symmetrical de-
velopment than has before been reached
ave with the exceptional few.-Harper's
Bazaar.
, 1887-10-23

The son of one Of Cheyenne's best
known and most popular colored citizens
was party to a rather unusual transaction
yesterday and subsequently became in
volved in a dispute with a policeman who
arrested him more on account of his new
ness than anything else.
The youth, while attending the ''old
hoss'' sale, had the good fortune, or as 1t
afterwards developed the i'll fortune, to
find a $40 note upon the floor, which
occurrence he incidentally mentioned to
several friends. The gentleman who lost
the bill soon learned that the boy had
found it and demanded the return of the
money. The youth refused to refund and
stated a $40 gold piece was the denomina-
ton and description of his discovery. To
a policeman who was attempting to learn
the truth of the matter the boy became
very insulting and was promptly locked
up The father soon appeared and Sc
cured the release of the lad by restoring
the $40 to its rightful owner.
, 1887-10-23

Whittier has very deity alluded to the
old 30 called witch, "Goody Cole" of
Hampton in his Wreck of Rivermouth.' ~
In 1.-The Changeling'' he tells another
Hampton story of the old delusion. Peos
pie point now at this day to the site of
the grave where Goody Cole was buried
with al iron bar over her head to exor-
else the evil spirit which even death was
not supposed to destroy. If it astonishes
us to hear OF these beliefs in that old
time, how much more astonishing it is to
hear middle aged people now relate the eff
feet that this delusion had on their fathers
One lady tells me that her mother when
a young girl slipped a darning needle be.
tain unbidden guest who so late as that
had the unenviable witch faint. The
contact of steel was supposed to be-
witch the witch and hold her fast
from movement or evil doing. "She
was sitting near the fire." my en-
PERTAINING raconteuse went on naively,
land she kept complaining and complain
ing of the heat, but she never rose and
moved away until that needle fell"
Another story followed of the lady's
grandfather, who, perceiving the approach
of this same possessed one, flung his
Ratchet into the ground before her. The
witch harangued and storIned, but would
not pass on until the Ratchet was re-
moved from the pathl
"Oh, 1 don't believe in witchcraft, but
it was queer, wasn't it?'' my story teller
concluded.
, 1887-10-23

American glass manufacturers are
bafled. There is one secret in their art
which they are unable to solve, one class
of foreign production that. with all their
skill, they cannot initiate. The Nancy
glassware for use and decoration is indeed
n study. Recent impOrtations show not
only great originality OF design, hut u
finish that is really marvellous. Here are
dishes, bowls, vases, in fact all manner
Of ryCcptaCles, that suggest u strange, I'M
CaIuIy origin, and evidently intended for
some mysterious race of beings we know
nothing about.
Fancy a huge snail's shell of massive
polished glass dashed with streaks of
blush black, and fancy it ever holding
al; hing so material as grapes and
peaches! The conDoisseur, with a spark
of curiosity in his composition, would
certainly explode if he allowed his
thoughts to dwell upon this specimen
piece, that looks as if it had been nodded
out of an ocean wave. A bowl, with
bulls eyes of changing blue and green,
of the most delicate tints, is another Won
derful example of modern art. How is
this color obtained? How are those
antique enamelings, those brilliant jew
eled effects, produced? Well, that is
exactly what the Nancy glassmakers will
not toll you; and all we poor mortals can
do is to buy a piece and imagine a
magician fathered it. May be, if the
Sandwich people could reproduce" its
like, we should not be 30 enraptured and
80 eager Cor its possession boston Herald
, 1887-10-23
Talk with a Wine Expert.

'Does wine get seasick?" asked a re-
porter of a champagne expert.
Certainly it does, " he answered, land
1t does not recover from it until it has
laid a month undisturbed in a cellar
where the temperature does not vary. In
warm weather it requires longer rest.
This is why our firm imports as little as
possible during the summer months.
Frost is also a great enemy of pure cham
payne, and it is dangerous to import it
during very cold weather. When touched
by frost wine becomes flaky, and it often
takes months for it to recover. The facili-
ties for protecting wine from frost while
in transit from Reims to the seaboard are
very poor, even if the wine was not
affected by the voyage.
"Clarets and Burgundies should rest a
month to recover from the effects of a
sea voyage. Rhine wine cannot be i'm
ported at all in summer except in glass,
and ever her it needs rest. Englishmen
imagine that champagne is not fit to
drink until it becomes mellow with age
and has lost its sparkle. This is an absurd
idea. In this condition it is really a kind
of Chablis. Clarets, with rare exceptions,
are unfit to drink after becoming ten
years old. New York Evening Sun.
, 1887-10-23

The Vienna Allgemeine Zeitung pub
fishes an interesting extract from the
forthcoming memoirs of Mime. Ristori,
according to which the famous actress
made her debut on the stage at the age
of three months. Her parents being both
actors, they consented to her appearing
in the play "The New Years Present, " in
one of whose scenes an infant is sent in a
basket to its grandfather. Her debut,
however, was a failure, as she began cry
ing long before she ought 10 have done
80, totally spelling the effect. Her sec
ond attempt, at the age of 8 years, was
not much more successful, for when at
tackled by the villain in "'Bianca and
Fernando" who threatened to murder
her in the presence of her mother, she re-
sisted desperately, biting and scratching
her assailant until the public roared with
laughter. a year and a half later she
was intrusted with little roles in farces,
taking her task seriously and assuming
the airs of her older colleagues; and at
the age of 13 she was a regular member
of a stock company under the manage
ment of the actor Moncalvo.-New York
Post.
, 1887-10-23

a thoroughly honest clerk can always
command a better salary than one of
equivocal habits.
He who has traded out his neighbours
good opinion is pretty sure to die a poor
man, however high the price for which
he sold it.
When business is attended with mi
n%uteness Of detail, strict punctuality, it
runs evenly, without jar or friction, and
insures success.
1t is statistical truth that no single Cause
leads to more disasters than the use Of
liquors, not necessarily through drunken
ness, but the enfeebling of the Judgment.
In dress, be neat and unobtrusive. The
perfection of dress is to be so perfectly in
keeping with your occupation that the
attention Of an observer is not directed to
it at all.
Vainly shan a man hope to live and
thrive by buying and selling after his
neighbors and customers have learned by
sad experience that his word is not reli-
able, that his representations of the cost
or quality of his wares are not to be
trusted.
Fuming and fretting in and around a
store, finding fault with clerks and en-
ness tact, and exposes the merchant to
ridicule and unpleasant comments from
those from whom he should nave respect
and confidence.-New York Mail and
Express.
, 1887-10-23
"F~attening" camels for the Market.

fhttchlnk ShIntIs . Ihe ulhTktts
The method by which camels are sud-
denly ''~fattened' for the market is thus
described:
An incision, about an inch in length, is
made in each ear, between the skin and
the flesh. Into this a small tube is fitted
and secured by a silk cord. There it re-
mains, hidden from the observation of all
but the initiated and ready for use at any
moment.
When a merchant who is not a%cquaint-
ed with the blowing up trick comes to
buy a camel the dealer takes two tubes,
each a yard long, and inserting one end
of each in the small tubes just described,
through the other ends two Arabs blow
with all their might, until the animal has
attained the requisite degree of plump
ness. The initiating tubes are hen with
drawn and the air is prevented from es-
Gaping by means of a cork smeared with
pitch.
The poor camel becomes apparent
ly quite lively and frisky, trying to throw
itself on the ground or to press against a
wall or a tree or whatever other object
may be at hand, SO as to get rid of the
wind. 1t is generally too well watched
by the rascally Arab to succeed in accom-
plishing its purpose.
Sometimes, however, it manages to
elude his vigilance, aud then, if the cork
is not very securely fastened, the wind
escapes with a whistle like that of a
steam engine, and the fine looking beast
suddenly collapses into the miserable OBJ
ject it really is.-"Among the Arabs"